Maybe it's the jet lag. Maybe it's the time difference. Or maybe it's the fact that, even considering these things, we've kept Miles out a bit late the last two nights. Whatever the root cause, Miles has slept for absolute crap since we got to Denver. Both nights, around 11:00, Miles begins howling, and very … Continue reading Day 166
Author: Brian Martin
Day 165: Things to Do in Denver When You’re With Dad
Jaclyn came to Denver to work, leaving me and Miles to fend for ourselves most of the day. Unencumbered by the whims and desires of mommy, I decided this would be a great opportunity to introduce Miles to roughly 500 of my favorite things. If this sounds like a pretty substantial undertaking for one day, … Continue reading Day 165: Things to Do in Denver When You’re With Dad
Day 164: Baby’s First Flight!
About a week ago, Jaclyn became aware of a professional development opportunity in Denver, Colorado. "It's in October!" she said. Sounded like a great chance for a family trip to me. Jaclyn soon offered one small correction. "It's actually next week." Ample planning be damned; today we woke up at the crack of dawn and … Continue reading Day 164: Baby’s First Flight!
Day 163
When I picked Miles up from daycare yesterday, his caretakers let me know he had a great day and that he even slept for two and a half hours! Great! I thought. What a...wait...what was that last part? Miles has pretty reliably been a good sleeper at night. Conversely, he's a pretty lousy sleeper during … Continue reading Day 163
Day 162
Introducing Miles to the Muppets (via Weezer).
Day 161
Today, Jaclyn and Miles headed down to Rock Hill, SC to pick up a travel car seat from our friends Jacques and Madeline. As much as I would've liked to go with them, I'm still recovering from the last few days, so all I could do was say, "Drive safely," and see them on their … Continue reading Day 161
Day 160
Miles had his first swim class today (and me, a man pushing forty who has still never formally learned how to swim). Jaclyn had a review (of the people, not the class itself): Going to Miles’ first swim lessons was like being on a sitcom. There are the 2 gay dads with an adopted daughter, … Continue reading Day 160
Day 159
As you may have surmised from yesterday's post, I've had a hell of a couple days. What started with some isolated vomiting earlier in the week had turned into persistent nausea, headaches, body aches...the works. I wasn't sure what was causing my current health woes, but luckily the crack, House-esque team at Novant Healthcare was … Continue reading Day 159
Day 158
TFW your parents have just woken you up at four in the morning to take Dad to the hospital. This little guy could clearly tell that something was wrong and he spent most of the ride just staring at me with a worried look on his face. I just hope that whatever has hit me … Continue reading Day 158
Day 157
Picking this kid up from daycare is unfailingly the best part of my day, even when it's raining buckets and my shoes have gotten filled with water.
The Perils (& Pride) of Paternity 